Field Hunting

[geneglass]

Being a fisherman, I pretty much have always just hunted creeks and river areas. after being here and looking at what you guys say about fields hunting, I have some questions.

I have land in Southeast Missouri, in the bootheel area. It is a heavy agricutural area. By heavy, it pretty much is completely fields. There used to be indian mounds spread throughout the area down there before farmers basically grated them down with years of planting.

I would think this would be a good area, and I have 65 acres that my cousin farms. The smallest field plot is at least 15 acres. My biggest question is, when you hunt the fields like this after he turns the ground over, are you walking the entire field or just plotting out a small area?

Do you dig more after the ground is turned over? I am here for the opening of Dove season, and as I look, it seems almost overwhelming to look for small points in such a big field. There are drainage ditches in different areas, and there is a small river that runs on one side of the property, but there is no rocks around the river, it is pretty much all dirt and sand.

There is one indian mound that remains intact about 1/2 mile from one point of my property, so I at least know there was activity close at one point. I guess I am just wondering how much I will need to work to find something in this area.

[PLS]

Hit everything you can but slow down and search hard when you see a lot of flakes. I've heard some mounds produce and some don't.

[Cannonman17]

Walk the areas by the water first. 95% of everything you find is likely going to be close to the water or on elevations above it. Keep in mind of course that with drainage ditches in the area where the water once was may be different than now. I hunt some spots that are small rises in what looks like the middle of nowhere because of drainage ditches but if you go back before then they were high/dry spots in the middle of swamps and they produce good.

Also, walk the areas along the water first, you will likely find that some areas produce a lot more flakes than others, walk those areas more, and slower. Areas that don't have much for flakes you can walk a little bit faster but keep your eyes peeled as lots of points were also lost on the outskirts of camps.

Just my two cents worth.

[bls2036]

Also look on any higher ground that is plowed, what i mean if there is like a high spot in the field go to it first and walk it. just a difference of a few feet on a ridge area of a field can really produce!